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Olive and Territory

The cooperative is supplied exclusively by the olives of the members, coming from the land located in the countryside of Castellana Grotte as well as from neighboring land bordering the towns of Conversano, Polignano a Mare, Putignano and Monopoli.

The varieties, mainly cultivated, are the Cima di Mola, the Ogliarola Barese or the Olivastro, recently new cultivars have been introduced especially Coratina, Simona, Pecholine which enrich the varietal offer present in the area, but which in any case remain marginal or niche.

The structural characteristics of the local olive growing , with centuries-old trees, very large plantings, harvesting not exclusively from the plant allow to obtain different types of products not exclusively extra-virgin, but also virgin or of inferior quality.

About Us

The Oleificio Sociale Coopertivo "A. Viterbo" of Castellana Grotte (Ba) was founded in 1945 by Angelo Viterbo, initially the members were 85, while today the cooperative boasts 546 associated olive farms.